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kryk (krīḵ) adj. surrounded; round
1
surrounded by a city wall, fortified
JLAtg, Syr, LJLA
TgO Num13:28↗ וְקִרוַיָא כְרִיכָן רַברְבָן לַחדָא‏ : the cities are very large fortified ones ; P Dt1:28↗ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܝܟܢ‏ ; TgIIChron 8:5↗ קרוין כריכן מקפן שורן דשין ועברין‏ : walled cities surrounded by walls, door panels, and bars
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such a wall
LJLA
TgJob19:6↗ אלהא תקפני וכריכיה עלי אחזר‏ : God has fortified me and surrounded me with his surrounding wall †
2
surrounding
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer15:20↗ וְאַתְנִינָך לְעַמָא הָדֵין כְשוּר דִנחָש כְרִיך‏ : I will make you like a bronze surrounding wall for this people ; IshIsa 42:4↗ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܟܢ ܠܝ‏ : the troubles surrounding me ; JSBhom 125:1360↗ ܘܲܟܪܼܝܟܼܝܢ ܠܸܗ ܚܲܝܠܲܘ̈ܵܬܵܐ ܪ̈ܽܘܚܵܢ̈ܵܝܸܐ‏ : while the spirit forces are all around it
3
circular
JBA
BT BQ 50b(36)↗ משום דכריכא‏ : because it is round ; BT Bek 40b(16)↗ דכריכא וקטינא‏ : that (the tail) is curly and thin
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 652[345]DJBA: 601bJ. Payne-Smith: 227

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